Paper-hanger&#39;s trimmer.



No. 855,301. PATENTED MAY 28, 1907.

' E. E. GOBIB.

PAPER HANGERS TRIMMER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, 1906.

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} INVENTORY Z ZZl J'IZZ. Gah'e WITNESSES ATTORNEYS EDWVIN EETOR GOBIE,OF BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT.

PAPER-HANGERS TRIMMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907.

Application filed June 3, 1906. Serial No. 320,750.

To alZ whom/it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN EEToR GoBiE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Brattleboro, in the county of WVindham and State ofVermont, have invented a new and Improved Paper-Hangers Trimmer, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description,

This invention is an improved paper hang ers trimmer as used for cuttingwall paper to. desired lengths or trimming the edges therefrom.

The invention consists of a table on which a cutter is adapted to bereciprocated in the trimming operation, said table being inlaid at oneedge adjacent to the cutter with strips of wood of different color, andprovided with a scale in order that the paper may be readily gagedbefore it is cut. The cutting means, which is provided with a noveldevice for insuring a clean cut of the paper, may be removed from thetable top and the table folded up in a small compass making itconvenient to carry about from place to place.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specifica tion, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of thetrimmer complete, with the table inunfolded relation; Fig. 2 is a vertical, sectional view on the line 22of Fig. 3 Fig. 3 is a plan view of the trimmer, the rear leaf of thetable being partially broken away, as also both leaves at one end; Fig.at is a transverse sectional view of details, substantially on the line4-4 in Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the table in foldedrelation with the cutter removed and in readiness to be carried about.

Referring to the drawing figures, the numeral 1 indicates a table havingleaves 2 and 3 with blocks 4. and 5 secured to their under edges onwhich hinges 6 are placed to permit the leaves to be folded upon eachother. Hinged at the outer corners of each leaf to swing inwardlongitudinally of them are legs 7, braced and held when in extendedrelation, by metal strips 8 and links 9. These strips are pivoted to thelegs of the table at a suitable point in their length and to brackets 10screwed on the inside of the' blocks 4 and 5, the strips being twistedat their upper ends to make the latter pivotal connection at rightangles to the length of the table.

The links 9 are of about equal length and occupy a plane at right anglesto the strips 8.

They are pivoted together and to the legs and to brackets 11 securedunderneath the table. At the pivotal connection of the members of thelinks 9 one member of each two part link is formed with a slot 12 andthe other with an inwardly turned projection 13 which engage togetherwhen the members of the links aline with each other, and thus hold thelegs 7 in a vertical position.

The leaf 2 of the table is inlaid longitudinally at its front side withstrips of wood of different colors 14 and 15, alternating with eachother, and is provided with a scale 16 inlaid at right angles thereto,both of which cooperate to indicate the proper position of the paperbefore the cutting operation takes place.

Where the inlaid portion of the table leaves off, a longitudinal groove17 is formed in the table, having an inlaid overhanging metal straightedge 18 at its opposite side. At the rear of this straight edge acombined clamping and guiding board 19 is adapted to lie fiat on thetable and parallel thereto, said board having metal strips 20 attachedto its edges, the rear ends of which at 20 are pivotally connected tolinks 21, said links being connected at their opposite ends to theforward edges of the table. The strips 20 and a washer 23 underneath thelinks 21, slightly separate the links from the ends of the table inorder that the board 19 can freely swing on its pivot.

Thumb screws 24 loosely pass through ap ertures 24 in the links 21 andare threaded into the strip 20 to prevent the board 19'from swinging onthe pivot 20 while the board is in use. In the top face of the board 19a groove 25 near its front edge, runs longitudinally through it, forminga guiding means for the cutter.

Screwed upon the board 19 to overhang one edge of'the groove 25 and thefront edge of the board, is a metal strip 26 This strip is embraced atits front edge and underside by the inturned lower edge of asubstantially semicircular plate 26, said plate having attached-to it ateach side of its inner face a finger 27 bent to engage the top face andopposite under edge of the strip 26*, forming with the plate 26 guidegrooves and holding it in sliding relation to the guide board 19.

Journaled in the late 26, substantially at its center, is a spin le 28and journaled at its opposite end, which, as shown, is slightly reducedin diameter, is a plate 29, both of these plates being rigidly connectedby a plurality of transverse rods 30 passing over the top of the spindle28, forming a cage-like structure to be grasped by the hand in thereciprocation of the cutter. The spindle 28 has fixed to it at theoutside of the plate 26, an outwardly beveled cutter wheel 31, thecutting edge of which projects into the groove 17 and is adapted to bearagainst the straight edge 18.

Between the plates 26 and 29, and adjacent to the latter, is fixed tothe spindle 28a roller 32, preferably knurled on its periphery topositively engage with the face of the board 19 and support the rear endof the cutter mechanism. The spindle 28 is reduced in diameter Where itpasses through the late 26, forming a shoulder 33 at the inside 0 saidplate. This shoulder is designed to be pressed on by a shoe 34 attachedto a thumb lever 35 pivotally connected at its lower end to a bracket 36fixed to the inside of the plate 26. By pressing this lever inwardly inthe direction .of the roller 32 as the cutter wheel traverses the groove17, the cutter is pressed against the forward edge of the straight edge18, enabling a clean cut of the paper to be always obtainable.

In the operation of the trimmer, the board 19 is swung inwardly to admitof the wall paper being passed under it and adjusted to the desiredposition to be indicated by the scale 16 and inlaid strips 14 and 15.The board is then lowered, clamping the paper between it and the tabletop. By now grasping the rods 30 and pressing the thumb lever 35inwardly to shift the cutter wheel in its bearings to press against thestraight edge, the cutter wheel will make a clean cut of the wall paperas it is moved across the table. The guide grooves formed by the loweredge of the plate 26 and finger 27 will contact with the links 21,forming stops and thus limit the movement of the cutter in eachdirection and prevent it from passing from the guiding and clampingboard.

If the trimmer is to be packed up, as when carrying about-from place toplace, the thumb screws 24 are removed and the board 19 swung on itspivots 20 until the guide grooves clear the links 21, when the cuttercan be readily slipped from the guiding board. The table legs are thenfolded inwardly and the board 19 swung about the forward edge of thetable top to lie in slots 37 in the blocks 4. The blocks 5 also havesimilar slots 37 for containing the other half of the board when theleaves are folded together. The table will then present an ap-'-pearance as shown in Fig. 5, and can be secured in this relation by anysuitable means, preferably by the hook and eye 38 and 39 respectivelyattached to the blocks 4 and 5.

Although I have described the invention in detail, it is to beunderstood that the scope thereof is limited only by the annexed claims.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a device of the class described, a table, inlaid strips ofdifferent colors at one edge thereof, said table having a groove thereinadjacent to the strips, a metal straight edge secured to the table andoverhanging the groove, a board pivoted to the table, a reciprocatorycutter wheel j ournaled on the board, and means for guiding the cut terwheel.

2. In a device of the class described, a table, a. straight edge securedto the table, a spindle having a roller and a cutter wheel fixed to itat opposite ends, means in which the spindle is j ournaled for guidingit on the table, a lever pivoted to said means, a shoe fixed to thelever, and a shoulder on the spindle adapted to be engaged by the shoe,for the purpose described.

3. In a device of the class described, a

combined clamping and guiding board, links pivotally connecting theboard and the table, and a cutter wheel journaled in guiding meansadapted to be reciprocated on the board, said links and guiding meansserving in the capacity of stops to limit the movementof the cutter ineach direction.

4. In a device of the class described, a table, a board pivoted to thetable, and having a groove therein near one edge thereof, a metal stripsecured to the board and overhangingthe groove and its edge, a platehaving guiding means embracing the strip, a second plate spaced from thefirst and rigidly secured thereto by transverse rods, a spindlejournaled in the plates, a roller and a cutter wheel fixed to thespindle, and a straight edge secured to the table against which thecutter wheel is adapted to bear as it is reciprocated, for the purposedescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWVIN EETOR GOBIE.

I/Vitnesses:

C. W. RICHARDSON, FLORENCE E. CLARK.

